Italian recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Roasted Broccoli

This roasted broccoli recipe, adapted from the Barefoot Contessa, is really wonderful. It has a lot of flavor. We served it with a mild pasta, and…

Locavore Squash & Italian Meatball Stir-Fry

There is nothing better than wonderful summer veggies from my local farmer's market. Our small but wonderful…

Coffee Biscuits

Nice coffee biscuits ideal for breakfast or as snack for a break.

Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes

Top SF Chronicle Recipe: Pasta with Broccoli and Spicy Sausage

Our good friend Linda Hansen saved this top recipe from the SF Chronicle in 2004 and it has become one of her…

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

This dish will go with just about any main - pasta, meat, small plates. Whatever you're in the mood for.

Brett & Bart's favorite spaghetti

This is an old Italian recipe that I've been cooking for 30 years, and my boys and husband all love it. I got…

Vino Cotto (Vincotto) Cheesecake Bars

A light-textured cheesecake filling over an amazing almond flour crust!

Caprese Pasta Salad

Easy summer salad. Great side dish to take to picnics or bbq's.

Italian Pretzel cookies

I'm not even sure if there is such a thing as an Italian Pretzel Cookie, in any case I decided to make up my own version. I took a Taralli Dolci…

The Stinking Rose ® Garlic Rose Relish

The Best Macaroons Ever

These aren't easy to make, but are well worth the effort. They are seriously good.

Reese's Peanut Butter Biscotti

If you love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and you happen to have some at home, this is one recipe you must try. I must warn you though, once you…

Italian Baked Chicken Breasts

Tender and juicy, this chicken is lightly breaded on outside, moist on the inside... and delicious!

Tuna Stuffed Eggs

I first had these as part of a beautiful salad that also included fried eggplant rounds and several types of olives, at the Locanda Rosati near…